BIZARRE: 2 - You Need To See This

The Bay Area was California’s transit mecca. Now car-crazy LA has more train and bus riders

When Los Angeles shuttered its last streetcar in 1963, the Bay Area was already planting the seeds of BART, the expansive rail system that embodies a common refrain in the longstanding competition between Southern and Northern California: Angelenos are gas-guzzlers stuck in parking-lot traffic, while the Bay Area has built…

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

Man rides Bay Area train for 7 hours. He ends up dead at the end of the line

A seven-hour train ride for one passenger in the San Francisco Bay Area last week ended with him on the train — and dead.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022

How traditional BBQ has changed over the years - from grilled halloumi to brioche rolls

A study found almost seven in ten reckon barbecues have moved on from the days of burgers and sausages served in sesame seed rolls with iceberg lettuce and a dollop of supermarket coleslaw

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022